An unemployed Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after she was allegedly caught walking out of a store with two digital cameras in her purse, and and DVD player hidden in her clothing.
According to the arrest report, Shannon Gatlin, 28, was stopped by a store security officer in the 700 block of Old Clear Creek Road after he spotted the suspect removing the items from their packaging and hiding them, and trying to walk outside without paying for them. Gatlin allegedly admitted to several other thefts at the store over the last few weeks.
When the store security called the Carson City Sheriff's Office, Gatlin allegedly ran out of the store and attempted to get into her husband's truck before she was apprehended again.
In her statement to sheriff's deputies, Gatlin said she had been using drugs and needed money, and found it was easy to take cameras from the store.
The business found they were missing five cameras and two DVD players, worth $1,839.
Gatlin was arrested for felony burglary, and her bail was set at $25,000.
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In other crime news, Kevin Paul Boyd, 56, of Carson City was arrested early this morning in the 400 block of North Carson Street for felony probation violation. According to the arrest report, a casino reported Boyd as an "unwanted subject" inside the establishment. Deputies who responded to the call found that Boyd was on probation with a clause stating he could not be inside of a gaming establishment. The suspect was held without bail.